The Evolution of Gloves

By Nancy Goodwin, CDA, RDH, MEd

The World Health Organization (WHO), United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration all consider proper hand hygiene with the appropriate use of gloves critical to protecting the health of clinicians and patients in every sector of health care. Although gloves have been used in dentistry for the past 40 years, a review of the protocols regarding this important piece of personal protective equipment is a continuing need. There is an abundance of material to guide clinicians in proper glove use. Numerous studies, however, have documented problems with compliance.^1,2

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